Eastern Brown Snake

A species of very venomous snake in the family Elapidae is known as the eastern brown snake, sometimes known as the common brown snake. The native range of the species includes southern New Guinea and eastern and central Australia. In 1854, André Marie Constant Duméril, Gabriel Bibron, and Auguste Duméril published the first account of it.

Eastern Brown snakes, as their name suggests, are brown in color, yet the shade and pattern of their scales can vary greatly depending on the subspecies and the age of the snake. Although they have been seen as long as 2.4 meters, their usual length is between 1 and 1.8 meters. They are ranked as the world's second-most venomous snake.

The adult eastern brown snake is thinly built and can reach a length of 2 m (7 ft). Its underside has a light cream-yellow color that is frequently speckled with orange or grey. Its surface varies in color from pale brown to black. The eastern brown snake can be found in most settings, with the exception of deep woods. It is frequently seen on farms and on the outskirts of cities because house mice, its primary prey, live there. It is an oviparous species. Although its status in New Guinea is unclear, the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the snake as a species of least concern.